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The Erie Canal Museum, located in Downtown Syracuse, NY, engages the public in the story of the Erie Canal’s transformative impacts on peoples and places in the past, present, and future. We are stewards and interpreters of Erie Canal related materials and heritage. The Museum is housed in the 1850 National Register Weighlock Building, the last remaining structure of its kind. Visit us for exhibits with interactive displays and original artifacts, and engaging programs. The Erie Canal Museum is a must-see for adults and children of all ages.

The Erie Canal Museum’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and with funds from the City of Syracuse Arts & Culture Recovery Fund Program, a regrant program of the City of Syracuse and administered by CNY Arts.

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Current<span>Exhibitions</span>
Current<span>Exhibitions</span>

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The Work and the Water
Link Gallery
Dates: April 1, 2024 - June 3, 2024

Matthew López-Jensen was the 2023 Erie Canal Artist-in-Residence. His residency was a year-long creative inquiry into the Canal and the logistics of Canal maintenance and operations. López-Jensen traversed the entire 524-mile waterway visiting all 57 locks, every lift bridge, the workshops, lighthouses, moveable dams, and other examples of infrastructure. The Work and the Water combines the artist’s photographs with handwritten texts contributed to the project by Canal workers to explore the challenge of keeping the Canal operational.


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Upcoming<span>Events</span>
Upcoming<span>Events</span>

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Deeper Dive
Ditches to Dishes
Dates: April 18, 2024 - April 18, 2024

Director of Education Derrick Pratt provides a jam-packed day of talks on the “Basics of the Erie Canal,” the “Conception of the Canal,” discussing early political thinking and efforts surrounding the Erie Canal, “Erie Eats," examining how foodways were changed by the Canal, and “The Beer-ie Canal Was A-Risin’,” looking at brewing on the Canals.


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Museum <span>News</span>
Museum <span>News</span>

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Tour Guides Wanted
Orientation April 13
Dates: April 13, 2024 - April 13, 2024

Are you interested in becoming an Erie Canal Museum tour guide? Attend our orientation at 10:30am on Saturday, April 13 or email educator@eriecanalmuseum.org


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